Service Oriented Architecture

This course provides an introduction to the concepts of Service Oriented Architecture. This course discusses some of the key issues facing many organizations, especially dealing with integration among disparate systems. Participants will learn how SOA addresses these issues and its many other benefits.

The course also discusses related technologies such as Enterprise Service Bus and its relationship with SOA. The participants then look at the various SOA patterns that can be used as a basis for developing SOA applications. Participants also go through case studies to better visualize the role of SOA.

J2EE developers, architects, project leaders and project managers who will like to get an understanding of SOA and its advantages.

No specialized technical pre-requisites are required for this course; however a basic knowledge in IT systems and distributed computing is expected.

After completing this course, the student should be able to:

• Describe the fundamentals of SOA
• Understand the business advantages of SOA
• Explain the SOA runtime elements
• Describe the concept of an Enterprise Service Bus
• Understand the role of Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) in SOA
• Identify features of typical SOA Framework Products
• Patterns mapping to SOA

Chapter 1. SOA Fundamentals

• Objectives
• SOA in Context
• Defining SOA
• What makes a good design?
• The SOA Umbrella
• What is a Service?
• Service Actors
• Serving up SOA
• SOA and Business Process Management
• BPM Value Add
• OA Governance
• SOA Governance Model
• SOA Job Role Impact
• SOA Value
• Is this a New Concept?
• Service Orienting the Enterprise
• Service Oriented Thinking
• SOA is Perfect
• Service Characteristics
• About Services in SOA
• Contract-driven software
• SOA Standards
• Summary

Chapter 2. SOA Case Study

• Objectives
• What is a Case Study
• General Description
• The Problem Statement
• How Can SOA Help?
• Example Solution Snippets
• Summary

Chapter 3. Layers of Services

• Objectives
• What is Layering?
• SOA Layers
• Common Layers
• Auxiliary Layers
• Digesting the Layers
• The Application Service Layer
• The Business Service Layer
• The Orchestration Layer
• Layering Rules of Thumb
• SOA User Interface
• Portal Site’s Context Awareness
• Web 2.0 Data Aggregation
• Summary

Chapter 4. SOA Value Proposition

• Objectives
• The SOA Value Proposition
• Reducing integration expense
• Integration costs illustration
• Ripple effect of changes
• The value of SOA layering
• SOA reduces integration costs
• Increasing asset reuse
• Asset reuse illustration
• Increasing business agility
• Business Agility Illustration
• Traditional EAI Approach
• Problems with Traditional EAI Approach
• Change Flow Using Legacy Approach
• SOA Agility
• Build the Services
• Build the Process
• We Can Easily Change the Process
• Reducing business risk
• Risk reduction illustration
• SOA Eases Compliance Risk
• Other Advantages
• Business Advantages
• ROI Quantification Hurdles
• Real World SOA Example 1
• Real World SOA Example 2
• Real World SOA Example 3
• Real World SOA Example 4
• Summary

Chapter 5. Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

• Objectives
• SOA and the ESB Pattern
• Loose Coupling
• Service Invocation
• Business Process
• Data Integration
• Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
• Legacy System Integration
• Unsupported Protocol
• The Role of ESB in SOA
• ESB: Software Artifacts
• ESB – Software Artifacts
• Business Process
• Business Process: Example
• Minimum ESB Capabilities
• Minimum ESB Capabilities: Integration
• Minimum ESB Capabilities: Communication
• Minimum ESB Capabilities: Service Interaction
• Minimum ESB Capabilities: Management
• Security and ESB
• Summary

Chapter 6. Software Platform for SOA

• Objectives
• SOA Development Iteration
• Types of Software Needed to Support SOA
• Oracle SOA Suite
• IBM Software Offering
• IBM WebSphere Process Server
• IBM IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools
• TIBCO BusinessWorks
• TIBCO SmartMapper
• webMethods Fabric
• webMethods: Enterprise Service Platform (ESP)
• webMethods: Business Process Management (BPM)
• webMethods: Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)
• webMethods: Composite Application Development
• WebLogic Integration
• Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006
• Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)
• Summary

Chapter 7. SOA Challenges and Risks & SOA Governance

• Objectives
• Chapter Design
• Challenges and Risks in Managing SOA
• Challenges and Risks in Managing SOA: Training
• Challenges and Risks in Managing SOA: Emerging Standards
• Challenges and Risks in Managing SOA: Immature Server Runtimes
• Challenges and Risks in Managing SOA: Newer Methodologies
• The Strategic Role of IT
• Governing IT
• IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
• ITIL: Managing IT Activities
• ICT Infrastructure Management (ICTIM)
• ICTIM Processes
• Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)
• Need for SOA Governance
• SOA Governance Issues
• SOA Governance
• SOA Governance Model
• SOA Governance Model: Sample Structure
• SOA Project Roles
• Managing Risk
• SOA Governance Elements
• SOA Governance Processes
• SOA Governance Policies
• SOA Governance Metrics
• Some Best Practices
• Summary